لَوْ أَرَدْنَا أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا إِن كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ
Law aradna an nattakhitha lahwan laittakhathnahu min ladunna in kunna faAAileena
If We intended that We take a pastime, surely We (could have) taken it from Us, if We were doers.
[for,] had We willed to indulge in a pastime, We would indeed have produced it from within Ourselves - if such had been Our will at all!
If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)!
If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our presence - if We ever did.
Had We wished to take a pastime, We would have taken it from before Ourselves; by no means would We do (so).
Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.